28/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - On 30 June, the French Parliament ratified the European Charter of Self-government, adopted by the Council of Europe on 15 October 1985. This is the only official text providing common standards safeguarding the rights of local governments across Europe, says the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) in a press release. This Charter derives from the European Charter of Municipal Liberties, adopted by the CEMR in 1953, the press release points out....